Overshoe for horses.



C. G. DELANO.

OVERSHOE FOR HORSES.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 28, 1911.

1,040,166. Patentd 0013.1,1912.

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Specification Letters Patent.

" Patented Oct. 1, 1912.

Application filed September 28,1911. se1-1'a1 n0 e51-,7s7.

To cZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that T, CrIAnLns G. DELANO, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Taunton, in the county of Bristol and State of,Massachusetts, have invented a new and Improved Overshoe for Horses, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Among the principal objects which the present invention has in view are:to-proshoe constructed and arranged in accordance with the presentinvention, showing the same in conjunction with the ordinary wearingshoe to which the overshoe is secured; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sect-iontaken on the line 2-2 in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a detail view of a holdingplate to rest upon the'hoof of the animal when the overshoe is adjusted;and Fig. 41 is a detail view of a locking bar for securing the overshoeto the wearing shoe. v

As seen in the accompanying drawings, the hoof of the animal providedwith. the wearing shoe 9 is indicated by the letter A. The shoe 9 issecured to the hoof A by any suitable and approved method. The shoe 9may be smooth or calked, as desired.-- In the accompanying drawings thesaid shoe is shown as provided with heel and toe calks, 10 and 11respectively.

The overshoe shown in the accompanying drawings is provided with a flatplate body 12 from which are, extended the heel calk 13, toe calk 1 1and the side calks 15. The ob ject of the overshoe being to prevent theslipping incident to certain conditions of slime covered roadways and tosleet and ice covered pavements, the sand calks are sharpened, andpreferably formed from some suitable hard wearing maternal; suclras"chilled or air-cooled steel- "In the usual practice to which theemployment of the overshoe here shown lends itself, the overshoe iscarried for use in an emergency.

To prevent loss of the different parts of the shoe all of the parts areunited in tlIGlIlZPlner as hereinafter described.

As seen best "in Fig. 2 of the drawings, the toe calk 14 is providedwith a pocket 16, furnished to receive the calk 11' when the shoe 9 isprovided with a' calk of this character. When the "shoe 9 is thusprovided with the calk 11 the said call: serves to form aholdingl'member for the overshoe, the calk 11 fitting into the pocket16, and bearing against the side wall thereof. To provide for thatcontingency where the shoe 9 is not provided with the callr 11 and toprevent the forward shift of the overshoe the same is provided with aflange 17 which is disposed in such position as to bear against the backof the toe part of the shoe 9, as seen best in Fig. 2 of the drawings.From this itwvillbe evident that the shift of "the overshoe forward onthe wearing shoe 9 from the correct adjusted position is prevented. Toavoid the shift of the overshoe rearward on-the wearing shoe 1 haveprovided the clamping loop 18 which is U- shaped to infold the forwardsection of the hoo-f A. The ends of the loop 18 are screw threaded toreceive the nuts 19 by means of which the loop is clamped downward overthe top of the wall of the hoof A; To form hoof A. I provide a smallsaddle plate 20; through a perforation in an inner tab 21 formed thereonis extended a wire or rod forming the loop 18. The saddle plate 20 isloosely secured on the loop 18 to permit the rocking adjustment of thesaid loop and saddle.

The loop 18 not only serves to prevent the shift of the overshoebackward on the wearing shoe 9, but it further serves" as a sup port tothe toe of the said overshoe. The vheel of the overshoe is supported bythe cross bar 22, through a perforation 23 in which is extended a smallbolt 24. The threaded end of the bolt 24 is passed downwardthrough anelongated slot 25 formed in the bracket plate 26. A square nut 27necessary means for thelengthwise adjustment of the bar 22 toaccommodate a standard make of overshoe to wearing shoesof variouslength. Thus, if the wearing shoe .9"show n in the" accompanyingdrawings is straddles the slot 25-to form a seat on the a rest for theloop 18 on the crown of a The elongation ofthe slot 25 provides theshorter than illustrated, it is evident the bar 22 could be shiftedtoward the center of the overshoe by loosening the nut 27 and slippingthe said bar 22, withits engaging bolt 24, toward the said center of theovershoe. When the bar 22 is adjusted on the wearing shoe 9, therecesses 28 fit over the heel ends of the shoe 9, the shoulder of thesaid recesses preventing any lateral or lengthwise displacement of theovershoe relative to the heel of the wearing shoe.

The calks 15 are furnished. to amplify the grip of the overshoe on theroadbed or pavement, and to form anti-slipping members particularlydisposed to prevent the lateral slide of the overshoe or the hoof of theanimal so equipped. To avoid the fork of the hoof A the cross bar 22 iscut away to form the spaces 29, the inset of which is sufiicient topermit the form of the hoof to rest above without touching the inclinedsurfaces of the spaces thus formed.

When called upon to adjust the overshoe, the necessary operation is asfollows: The nuts 19 being sufficiently loosened on the loop 18 topermit the introduction of the said loop over the hoof A, and the bar 22having been loosened or released from engagement with the bracket plate26, the overshoe is adjusted to the wearing shoe, substantially as shownin the drawings. If the wearing shoe'has the'calk 11, this is seated inthe pocket 16. If the calk 11 is not present the flange 17 is adjustedto rest against the back of the toe plate of the wearing shoe 9. Thesaddle plate 20 is adjusted on the crown of the hoof A, set up to clampthe loop 18 and plate 20 upon the hoof A, drawing the overshoe rigidlyagainst the wearing shoe 9. The bar 22 is now properly adjusted, therecesses 28 being set over the heel ends of the shoe 9, and the bolt 24:is extended through the slot 25 to receive the nut 27. The nut 2'? isnow set up to draw the bracket plate 26 and the rear of the overshoeconnected therewith toward the bar 22, tightly clamping the heel of theshoe 9 between the body 12 of the overshoe and the said bar 22. The nuts19, 19 and 27 being now tightened the overshoe will be found inserviceable condition for the use of the animal. When the need for theemployment of the overshoe has passed'the loosening of the nuts 19, 19and 27 and the re moval of the bar 22, if found necessary, force theovershoe from the wearing shoe 9, permitting the animal to resume workwith the lighter and more serviceable shoe.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. An overshoe of the character described,

having a body portion shaped to conform circle the toe portion of thehoof of the horse wearing the horseshoe; a cross-bar to rest above theheel of the horseshoe; and clamping means for securing the overshoe tosaid cross-bar.

An overshoe of the character described,

having a body portion shaped to conform with the ordinary horseshoe, andprovided at the toe portion thereof with a pocket for the toe-calk ofthe ordinary shoe, and with a standing flange disposed in line with saidpocket to rest against the inner side of the horseshoe when the toe-calkthereof is deposited in said pocket; a loop adjustably mounted in theovershoe and shaped to encircle the toe portion of the hoof of the horsewearing the overshoe; a cross-bar adapted to rest upon said horseshoeand provided with recesses to receive the heel portions of saidhorseshoe, to prevent said crossbar from moving forward; and clampingmeans for connecting in engaged clamping relation with said horseshoesaid overshoe and said cross-bar.

3. An overshoe of the character described, having a body portion shapedto conform with the ordinary horseshoe, and provided at the toe portionthereof with a pocket for the toe-calk of the ordinary horseshoe, andwith a standing flange disposed in line with said pocket to rest againstthe inner side of the horseshoe when the toe-calk thereof is depositedin said pocket; a loop adjustably mounted in the overshoe and sha ed toencircle the toe portion of the hoof of the horse wearing the overshoe;a cross-bar adapted to rest upon said horseshoe and provided withrecesses to receive the heel portions of said horseshoe, to prevent saidcross-bar from moving forward; clamping means for connecting in engagedclamping relation with said horseshoe said overshoe and said crossbar;and a bracket plate extending across the heel portion of said overshoe,said plate provided with an elongated slot to receive said clampingmeans, to permit adjustment thereof lengthwise said shoes.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES G. DELANO.

Witnesses:

GRACE M. HALLAHAN, HERBERT Gr. I-Iowns.

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Commissioner of Patents,

